it details everything you need to know about the course, including how to earn an "A
What is the importance of the syllabus?
important info like calendar and graduation requirements
What is the importance and utility of undergrad announcements?
must be a C or better, hours transfer
What are the transfer credit requirements?
$103/credit hour (in state)
$104/credit hour (out state)
How is the College of Business Major and Course Fee applied if you are a Pre-Business student?
small group learning sessions linked to specific sections of a course
What is Peer Assisted Learning?
tutoring, advising, coaching, counseling, and strategy workshops
What are the services provided by the ASC?
identify strengths and weaknesses; get tops on how to improve
How does the Study Behavior Inventory help a student?
Preview, Attend, Review
What is the Study Cycle?
major/career choices, coaching, resume prep, job placement, professional development, mentoring, global engagement
What are the services provided by Student Enrichment?
employers want candidates who have experience
What are the benefits and importance of participating in activities beyond class?
the application of ethical behavior in a business context
What is the definition of business ethics?
a morally problematic situation; right vs right
What is an ethical dilemma?
Define the problem, identify feasible options, assess the effects, establish criteria, select
What are the steps you should take when facing an ethical dilemma?
Dilemma = right vs right
Decision = right vs wrong
What is the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical decision?
Is it illegal? Is it unfair? Will I feel badly about it? Will I be ashamed to tell family? Will I be embarrassed if written about?
What are the steps necessary to avoid an ethical lapse?
Bribes vs Gifts, Conflicts of Interest, Conflicts of Loyalty, Honesty/Integrity, Whistle-blowing
What are the basic categories of ethical situations?
the approach that an organization takes in balancing its responsibilities toward different stakeholders when making legal, economic, ethical, and social decisions
What is corporate social responsibility?
1) Giving, receiving, or using unauthorized aid
2) Plagiarism
3) attempts to copy, edit, or delete computer files that belong to someone else
Academic dishonesty is considered any breach in the principles outlined in the academic integrity statement. The catalog further identifies what three items or acts as academic dishonesty?
Everyone
Who has the responsibility to enforce the academic integrity policy?
contact the instructor
if a student believes there is evidence that another student committed an act of academic dishonesty, what should they do?
allows a student enrolled beginning Fall 2013 to eliminate from the GPA calculation up to three courses in which a D or F was earned
What is the Academic Forgiveness Policy?
D or F
What grades qualify to be forgiven?
If the course is required for your degree
Which academically forgiven courses must be repeated at Clemson?
helping society decide on the optimal allocation of our limited resources
What is the main importance of economics?
inflation and unemployment
What are two main problems that can be managed with economic policies?
overproduction of negative externalities, underproduction of goods with positive externalities, non provision of public goods
While free markets are considered a better solution than a planned economy (Communism), free markets can lead to some problems. What are three problems cited?
fundamental measure of the size of the economy
What does Gross Domestic Product measure?
monetary policy
What is the name of the policy central banks use to control short term interest rates?
a measure of how much a bunch of products have increased in price from last year
What is inflation?
a positive number that measures how much excess you will get
What is interest rate?
inquisitiveness, interpretation skills, understanding tools and methods, detail oriented, quantitative skills
What skills are required to succeed in business analytics?
a mind-set; imagining new ways to solve problems and create value
What is the core of entrepreneurship?
1) learn from other's failure
2) make sure you want it
3) solve problems
4) be passionate
5) get advice from those who've done it
What are the tips for aspiring entrepreneurs?
function that focuses on the recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in an organization
What is Human Resource Management?
knowledge, tools, training, administrative services, coaching, legal and management advice, and talent management
What does Human Resource Management provide to help the rest of the organization be successful?
recommend processes, approaches, and business solutions that improve the ability of the organization's people to effectively contribute
What is the new expectation for Human Resource Management at the executive table?
how to create systems for finding and storing data and about computer databases, networks, computer security, and more
What do Management Information Systems students learn?
MIS: organization, efficiency/effectiveness, determine requirements
CS: software, reliability, delivering info
What are the key differences between MIS and Computer Science, especially in focus, objective and core skills?
concerned with planning, organizing, and supervising in the contexts of production, manufacturing or the provision of services
What is Operations Management?
supply chain management and logistics
What are the two key terms for operations management?
represents who your company is and what it stands for
What is a brand?
science of crafting and sustaining a brand (defining, positioning, delivering)
What is brand management?
It creates customer commitment, differentiates products, helps increase sales and grow business
Why is building a brand important?
ongoing maintenance and control
What is the most important part of brand management?
1) identify opportunities to serve
2) examine size of market and unmet needs
3) determine best methods
4) investigate competition
5) clarify unique value
6) conclude if product is effective
7) conclude if advertising is effective
What are the uses of market research?
Employees, comment cards, competition, customers, documentation and records, focus groups, mail surveys
What are the basic methods to get information and feedback from customers?
What social media platform is best at sales generation?
Which social media platform is essential for relationship building with influencers and communication with the customer base?
age demographics
What is the most important factor for Instagram marketers?
the job hunt; no
Where is LinkedIn most influential? Does the author consider LinkedIn as a revenue generating platform?
the systematic and comprehensive recording of financial transactions pertaining to a business; summarizing, analyzing, and reporting these transactions
What is accounting?
helping management make informed business decisions
How do reports produced by accountants help management?
preparation, review, and auditing of financial statements; tax work; consulting and advice involving accounting systems, mergers and acquisitions, and much more
What services are generally performed by public accountants?
in the accounting function of companies that produce goods and services other than accounting services
Where will a corporate accountant be employed?
breadth vs depth
What are the primary differences in the types of knowledge of a public accountant and a corporate accountant?
field concerned with summary, analysis, and reporting of financial transactions pertaining to a business
What is financial accounting?
the process of identifying, measuring, analyzing, interpreting and communicating information for the pursuit of an organization's goals
What is managerial accounting?
managerial is aimed at helping managers within the organization; financial accounting is aimed at providing info to parties outside the organization
What is the primary difference between financial accounting and managerial accounting?
the efficient and effective management of money so as to accomplish the goals of the organization
What is financial management?
area of finance dealing with the sources of funding and the capital structure of corporations
What is corporate finance?
maximize or increase shareholder value
What is the primary goal of corporate finance?
expedite the purchase and sales of bonds, stocks, and other investments and aid companies in making initial public offerings
What is an investment bank?
act as managers for deposit accounts for businesses and individuals
What is a commercial bank?
the process of budgeting, saving, investing, spending, or otherwise in overseeing the cash usage of an individual or group
What is money management?
investment management or portfolio management
What are other names for money management?
Otar or Lower Hill Cherokee Indians
What Indian tribe first occupied the lands in the vicinity of Clemson University?
Fort Hill Plantation
What was the first name associated with the land John C. Calhoun purchased that passed to Thomas Green Clemson that eventually became the university?
Vice President, Secretary of War, Secretary of State
John C. Calhoun served the nation in many capacities. In addition to being a US Senator, what three national positions did he hold?
Philadelphia
Where was Thomas Green Clemson born?
Belgium
Thomas Green Clemson served as an Ambassador from 1844 until 1853 to what country?
four
Thomas Green Clemson served as Ambassador for how many presidents?
Department of Agriculture
Thomas Green Clemson was the first Secretary of what government agency?
Maryland Agricultural college
What other university did Thomas Green Clemson play a part in founding?
Johnson's Island, Lake Erie
John Calhoun Clemson (Thomas Green Clemson's son) served in the Confederate Army and was a POW during the war. Where was he held prisoner?
supervised production of iron furnaces, mining, etc
How did TGC support the South's Civil War effort?
higher learning to provide practical education in agriculture and science
Thomas and Anna Maria Clemson's vision for SC was to establish what kind of institution?
Benjamin Ryan Tillman
After TGC's death, whose leadership led to the founding of Clemson University?
1889
What year was CU established?
July 6, 1893
What date did CU first open its doors for education?
Clemson Agricultural College
What was the school's name when it opened?
1896
In what year did Clemson play its first football game?
more than 6000; 373 died
How many Clemson students and alumni served in WWII? How many died?
1955
What year did Clemson become co-ed?
Margaret Marie Snider
What was the name of the first woman to earn a degree at Clemson?
1963
What year was Clemson integrated?
Harvey B. Gantt
What was the name of Clemson's first African-American student?
1964
What year did our school adopt the name Clemson University?
1970
When was the Tiger Paw adopted as Clemson's athletics symbol?
2014
What year was Clemson first named a Top 20 Public University?